Darien and his friends accidentally see the Scouts transform back into civilians, and now the Scouts are faced with a problem. Then something happens, things change...time changes...and now Darien and his friends have a problem...

Princess
Serenity of the Moon sat alone in her room. A small, tinkling melody
was the only sound that echoed off the cold white walls. The little
porcelain ballerina twirled all by herself on a silver mirrored dance
floor. She had a sad look on her face, one of longing and hurt.
Princess Serenity laid on her arm just staring at the little dancer.
She had watched it so many times that she knew the dancer's moves
before she did them. Once, a long time ago, she would hum the melody.
Precious memories would twirl around her like the little ballerina
twirled.

But
that was long ago, before she knew pain and heart ache. Once, the
ballerina danced with a peaceful, loving expression on her face and
she danced with another person. His dark figure towered over her,
holding her gently by the waist, held her hand with tenderness. He
leaned over her as if protecting their dance from prying eyes. For
their dance had been a sacred moment, when both hearts would beat as
one and love lit the silver mirrored dance floor.

But
it had changed. She thought bringing herself out of her haunting
memories. He had betrayed her…left her. And the little music box
became tarnished with his betrayal and her hatred. The little
ballerina's sweet expression was now sad and lost and the male
figure was no longer holding her. The silver mirrored dance floor was
cracked and dull. The melody turned dark and haunting. It would never
be the same.

"Serenity.
They have returned." A soft voice floated to her from behind her
door. Princess Serenity waited until the sad melody finished and then
she closed the top of the music box, casting the sad little ballerina
into darkness.

The
whispering ruined walls of a once majestic palace silenced as she
opened her door. A small petite woman stood to the side. She was
dressed in a white and blue dress that floated around her, swishing
as she began walking with her. She was just a little shorter than
Princess Serenity with big ocean blue eyes and sapphire hair. She
moved like a cloud, floating on the dull marble floors.

In
another room that was once the ball room, was a sea of yellow and
green yomens. They stood still behinds their makers, Jupiter and
Venus. Princess Serenity felt a satisfied smile grace her unemotional
lips.

"Very
good." She murmured as Jupiter held out the energy like an
offering. An invisible bubble held the hot, potent energy that they
all needed. She took the gift and the yellow and blue energy flashed
and turned pure, blinding white. It was always white, when it should
be silver. But soon…soon I'll have the silver crystal Princess
Serenity thought as she walked to where the other energy was stored.
A white pillar of swirling energy pulsed like a rapid heart beat. She
held out her hands and the huge pillar sucked the new energy away
until her fingers were empty of its heat.

"The
moon will be full in two days and the next rainbow crystal will show
itself." She told her protectors as they came to stand around her
in a protective circle.

"Beryl."
Mars's stern voice carried to the sea of yomens and they parted as
a hunched character came from its midst. Princess Serenity looked at
her with unhidden disgust and hatred as the pathetic creature crept
forward, cowering when one of Mercury's ice yomen cackled and
jeered her.

"Yes
my mistress." She said in a wavering voice full of fear and tears.

"Your
yomen, tell us where it is." Mars demanded. Beryl gulped. The
darkness had told her. The darkness that clouded her small room. It
swirled all around her, invading her dreams like a thief. It always
happened two days before the full moon, and the wicked girls knew it.

"H—he
was reborn as a priest. He holds the orange crystal I believe." She
stuttered. Mars's hand shot out of no where and grabbed her
tattered purple dress and yanked Beryl towards her. Princess Serenity
did nothing as Beryl let out a whimper.

"You
better be right." She hissed, holding her for a second more before
releasing her. Beryl stumbled back and fell to the floor. The Scouts
smirked and Beryl shook her head.

"How
could you be so cruel?" She whispered and Princess Serenity lifted
her hand and summoned a little of the energy. She shouldn't have
said anything. Beryl thought frantically. Her fear exploded like a
bomb inside her, made her tremble like a dead leaf. And they knew…she
thought in wild distress, they could sense it in her.

"And
you are one to speak to me of cruelty?" She murmured
dangerously and let the energy twist and form into one of her moon
yomens. Beryl's eyes grew wide and she tried to get to her feet but
the moon yomen leapt from Princess Serenity's side and attacked,
screaming with its hands full of forbidden moon magic. It lunged and
imbedded itself into Beryl's very soul. Beryl sucked in a breath
and didn't let it out. She twitched and her face began to turn blue
until Princess Serenity banished the yomen from her. It swam from
Beryl's body like an exercised ghost and disappeared in a spark of
silver magic and Beryl greedily sucked in air, sputtering and heaving
for more breath.

"You
who destroyed our homes." She bitterly said and the moon yomen
reappeared and smacked Beryl to the floor.

"You
who killed innocent people and tried to kill us?" She asked. The
yomen smacked her from the other side and Beryl hit the floor with a
sounding cracked.

"You…who
made us what we are?" She asked coldly and the yomen hit her
backwards and Beryl lay sprawled on the floor with blood running from
her nose and a huge bump on her forehead where she hit the floor.

"Did
you think you could actually control us?" Princess Serenity
stood over her watching Beryl fight for her consciousness. "And you
call me cruel?" She asked in a silky voice full of acid. She didn't
wait for an answer, just walked out of the ball room not looking
back. Her protectors followed as well never sparing the gasping
creature a glance.

"We
will not be control again." She said viciously. An image swam into
her angry memories, and his voice whispered secretly to her. Give
it to me and I'll protect you…we can trust him I promise...
Serenity give me your crystal and you'll live I swear…

She
violently smashed his voice from her thoughts. Banished it from her
soul.

This
time she will have both crystal…the silver and the gold. She vowed
it to herself. And all those who live on Earth will finally pay.
Their energy was just the beginning. The filthy earthlings will be
destroyed and the Silver Alliance will rule once more…

XOXO

It was late in the
week and while there had been no battles with the scouts, there was
still tension among Darien and his friends. Nothing was really out of
place. They went to school, came home watched the news for signs of
the Scouts and they had weekly meetings. It was still bizarre for
Darien to think that the Scouts were the bad guys. He was just
unwilling to believe it.

Luna and Artemis
sometimes would get frustrated with the guys when they were unwilling
to get with the program. They were putting off training and such
because they just couldn't fight the Scouts.

"You're not even
trying." Luna said to them one day when she got fed up with their
half hearted training. "How can you protect the world if you don't
even try?" She hissed at them.

"It's the Scouts—"
Jadeite protested dropping down from the curl up bars and took a seat
on the grass. They were at a small outside gym next to a local
shrine.

"You keep saying
that like it's an excuse. Look, maybe before your memories got all
mushed they were good. But they are not good in this time. They are
ruthless, cunning girls that will stop at nothing to get what they
want. They suck humans dry of their energy and grow stronger and
stronger."

"What do they do
with the energy?" Zoicite asked with a small huff as he put his
weights down.

"I'm not sure."
Luna admitted. "What I am sure of is that what ever it's for is
something really big." She stared off into space. "And besides,
it's going to be a full moon tonight and when ever there is a full
moon, Princess Serenity herself comes."

Darien bolted from his
spot, his heart hammering from hearing her name. "A princess?" He
asked thinking back to his dreams he had those many days ago. But
ever since he was in this new time, he hadn't dreamt of her since.

"Yes, Princess
Serenity. Artemis and I used to be her mother's advisers. But then
the Silver Alliance was destroyed and you were all reborn." Luna
explained totally giving up on making them train.

"Reborn? Like
reincarnation?" Zoicite asked taking a sip of water from his water
bottle.

"Yes, after the
Great War and the Silver Alliance was destroyed." She murmured
looking into the distance as if remembering some dark event.

"Silver Alliance?"
Darien asked. Did it have to do with the Princess? Was this Princess
Serenity the princess he had been dreaming about? Luna shook her
head.

"You really don't
remember do you?" She asked. It was the first time Darien saw that
she was actually beginning to believe them. "This is just too
strange." She murmured thickly and left. Artemis called after her,
but Luna ignored him and disappeared under a fence.

"She wanted things
to be different." Artemis said sagely after a short silence. The
guys all sat on the grass and waited for him to continue. "Before
Queen Serenity died, she sent all of you back to Earth to be reborn.
She even sent the Scouts, but unfortunately their life orbs were
intercepted by the Evil Queen who destroyed the Silver Alliance."

"You keep on saying
the Silver Alliance like we know about it." Kunzite bit at him
moodily. Artemis didn't take offence at his tone, only looked
serenely back at him and nodded.

"My apologies,
perhaps I should start with what I know so far. Long ago, the plants
of this Solar System created a Silver Alliance and the Moon was the
head of it."

Jadeite snorted. "A
little rock was the head of all the major plants?" He asked
in disbelief.

"Yes it was because
the people of the moon were magical creatures that were blessed with
power and beauty. But they were also blessed with the Silver Crystal,
a very powerful crystal that out shone any star in the universe. No
one knows where it originated from. All we knew was that it was
passed from generation to generation. Princess Serenity was the next
heir in line to receive it, and she was by far the most powerful
person in the galaxy. She was to be more powerful than her mother,
but she was still very young. All the planets were part of the Silver
Alliance, all except Earth."

"Why not Earth?"
Nephrite spoke, tearing some grass from the ground and letting the
blades fall though his fingers. Artemis shrugged.

"I don't know.
Earth was powerful on its own. They had possession of the Golden
Crystal, and didn't want or need the protection of the Alliance.
But in the end, the Earth fell victim to the evils of Queen Beryl,
who wanted the power of the Alliance. She used Earth to get it and
that's when the Great War began."

"And the Silver
Alliance fell?" Darien asked. Artemis nodded.

"I
don't remember much, just the basic story, but what confuses me is
why the Alliance fell in the first place. The Silver Crystal should
have been more than enough to fight the invaders." He stopped to
think about it. "I don't know what could have happened, but when
the war was over and the moon was left in shambles, Queen Serenity
used the crystal to beat back Beryl. But she only used a little of
the magic. She used the rest to save you and the girls."

"But
something happened right?" Jadeite asked. "I mean you said the
Scouts are the bad guys…"

"Beryl
was not completely beaten. She still had enough power to intercept
the girls. She corrupted them." He said sadly.

"So
they are working for Beryl?" Nephrite asked in what sounded like
hope. Artemis grimaced and shook his head.

"No,
they work for Princess Serenity. I don't know what happened to
Beryl. I don't know if she is still alive or not. Princess Serenity
is the dark force we fight. Her heart is filled with vengeance and
the Scouts seem to hate you more that they should. We don't know
what plans they have in store, but we do know that they want to
destroy Earth the way Earth destroyed the Silver Alliance."

"The
sins of our Fathers?" Zoicite asked in sarcasm and Artemis nodded.

"All
the energy they collect is building and building. On top of that,
they are searching for some strange crystals. Every full moon one of
the crystals shows up, buried inside innocent people. We don't know
their significance yet, but we know that we must stop them."

"The
Silver and Gold Crystals are both missing. We must be very careful,
because if they are found, it could be dangerous. I think that's
one of the Scout's many missions, to find the crystals. Perhaps
these other crystals they are finding will lead them to it, who
knows."

The
sun was setting low in the sky and winter winds blew across the small
outside gym. It was daunting. Something was going to happen tonight
when the moon was full and its silver light will bathe them in its
magic glow. And then he'll finally meet this… Princess Serenity.
He was cautious, but also he was filled with anticipation. If he saw
her then he would know if she was the Princess who pleaded with him
in the night. Pleaded for him to help her, to get something from her.
Even if she was evil, he had to know…he had to see her…

XOXO

The
cool air was charged with anticipation. The Princess Scouts and the
Moon Princess were standing on a cold slab of old grey stone at the
top of a church. Night was cascading its shadows over the land and
the wind was blowing thickly. Dressed in all white, the girls waited
patiently as the lights from the church windows began to dim out and
people trickled from the entrance. The doors were held open by cheery
nuns and behind them, they were very aware of the Priest. His life
force was pulsing power far beyond that of a normal human.

When
everyone was gone, the Scouts and the Moon Princess walked to the
back of the church where the graveyard lay. Mercury and Mars scouted
the place the day before, watching the same ritual they witnessed
today. After everyone was gone, the Priest would go to the graveyard
for a bit of prayer before starting dinner. Silently they watched him
walk to a small bench shouldered between two massive headstones. The
Moon Princess motioned Mercury and she stepped forward. She raised
her arms and crossed them, summoning her magic.

"Mercury
bubbles…blast!" She yelled and the Priest's head shot up
looking around in surprise. The whole graveyard was covered with
thick fog. It crawled over the grey floor, over the tabs of the
gravestones.

The
Scouts jumped down and the Moon Princess stayed where she was,
watching the plan unfurl before her. In the distance, she heard the
winds shift fast. Beyond the smoking fog she saw five figures jumping
from building to building, steadily approaching them. The Moon
Princess frowned, annoyed that they were found so fast.

"Company
girls." She called out to them. The Scouts merely continued with
their plan.

"Venus
Love me chain encircle!" Amber flashed in the mist. The Moon
Princess could hear the man grunt. The five approaching figures were
becoming clearer. But they were too late. The last of the plan was
put in motion and she floated from the top of the church down to the
Scouts.

"Mars
fire…surround!" Mars's power ignited like an exploding lighter
and waves of fire rolled all around them in a protective halo. The
men landed around them. Tuxedo Mask was directly in front of her,
only the ring of fire separated them. As she looked at him, she was a
bit taken back by his eyes. Something was different about them,
something…but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. But she
wouldn't let the disturbance deter her from her mission.

In
her hand, a warm black crystal spike began to vibrate and she held it
to the immobile Priest's heaving chest. A bright orange light
exploded in his chest and the Priest let out a blood curdling scream
and arched his back in pain as the crystal materialized. The black
crystal worked like a magnet and soon the orange crystal was floating
above his chest. She snatched it from the air. It was warm, still
pulsing with his life force. She then raised her other hand and
summon six moon yomens.

"Kinda
over doing it you think?" Mars retorted and the Moon Princess
smiled and shrugged. The moon yomens glowed bright silver, bathing
themselves in the pale moonlight, growing bigger and stronger.

"Jupiter
oak evolution!" The attack sent balls of lightning at the five
figures and then all of the girls leapt into the air and the moon
yomens took their places, giggling and spinning in crazed circles.
The girls were back on top of the church and watched as the five men
battle the moon yomens who were playfully attacking them.

"Drunk
on moon beams." Mars muttered, amused by the fact. The Moon
Princess almost smiled as one of the moon yomen floated behind Tuxedo
Mask and flicked his hat off and then let out a squeal and floated
back around him, encircling him with her sheer arms and then spinning
him like a top.

"No
playing girls…" The Moon Princess softly called out to them and
the moon yomens giggled and then floated around the unconscious
Priest. He twitched like he was going into a seizure.

"Now
the real show begins." Venus whispered only loud enough for the
girls to hear.

"Let's
leave them to it then." Mercury said softly and opened a portal.
The Princess Scouts waited respectfully until the Moon Princess
entered first. When she did, the girls gave one last look at the
battle scene. The Priest had changed and he was now some boxing bird.
The moon yomens were behind him, waiting for orders…

XOXO

Tuxedo Mask wasn't
paying attention to the battle at first. He eyes were glued to the
back of Princess Serenity. She didn't turn to see the fight begin.

"Attack!" The bird
yomen screamed and the six glowing yomens came after them The battle
was nothing he ever experienced. The moon yomens fought like
possessed spirits, coming at them full force and then disappearing
before they could strike them.

"Careful!" Tuxedo
Mask hear Luna yell to them. "Don't kill him!" she screeched.
That instruction tripped him up, and the bird managed to pound a blow
in his side and knock him off his feet. His hat rolled off and one of
the moon yomens snatched it up with a gleeful screech.

"What do you mean?
He's a yomen!" Zoicite yelled out and managed to defeat one of
the moon yomens. It spiraled like a dust devil and then faded away
like smoke.

"Stun him! We'll
do the rest!" Artemis hollered and he and Luna took cover in the
fog. That was easier said than done. There were still three moon
yomens to deal with and the bird yomen was not going to tire anytime
soon.

"Use your swords!"
Luna's distant voice advised them.

"What swords!"
Nephrite asked through gritted teeth as he spun and ducked the
swinging fist of the bird yomen. Tuxedo Mask snatched a rose from his
inside pocket and threw it at the closest moon yomen. It hit it
between the eyes and disappeared in a cloud of sliver smoke.

"Think of someone
you want to protect." Artemis said from the fog.

"Anyone?" Kunzite
asked, landing a kick at the charging bird yomen.

"Someone important
to you." In the fury of battle, Tuxedo Mask saw Nephrite's hands
grow dark blue. In the thick fog, his whole body was enveloped by a
dark blue aura.

Bu-bump.

It
sounded like a heartbeat and invisible power rolled off of him in
rings like throwing a rock in a calm body of water. The rings washed
over the whole graveyard, stunning the remaining two yomens and the
bird yomen.

The
bird yomen fell to its knees, clutched his head and roared like a
wounded animal. His yellow feathers turned black, and then it turned
back into the priest. The moon yomens recovered from Nephrite's
rolling power and leapt into the air to escape, taking his hat along
with them. The fog cleared and the guys were left staring at the
unconscious priest.

XOXO

Princess
Serenity sat on her neatly made bed, contemplating their next move.
To be honest, she didn't really know. The full moons were not
coming fast enough for her. It was the only way she knew when she
would be safe, when Earth was bathed in that power. It was the only
time she would venture out of her palace. The Scouts were different,
she envied them. They were a lot stronger that she. If only she knew
where the crystals were! A million thoughts ran through her head
until she paused at one. A smile tugged at her lips and she stood and
walked from her room.

It
was quiet, and her bare feet made no sound as she walked through the
palace corridors until she reached a tightly closed door. The dull
brass knob felt cold in her hands as she yanked. It opened with a
small creak. Darkness spilled over her like a glass full of secrets.
Every step up the dirty stairs made her heart hammer deep in her
chest. She never ventured up these stairs for so long, she was afraid
of what she saw. Her memories of the palace were slim, little
inconclusive images here and there, but nothing real. She knew once
she got her crystal, she would remember everything. It frustrated her
to know her whole life was wrapped in such a small item, and that the
damn defenders of Earth were stopping their progression. She had to
get rid of them for good. She needed some kind of splendid idea.

She
arrived at another door, a large thick door of moonrock and marble.
Exquisite designs of hand carved flowers and exotic tree life were
yellow with age. The sliver knob was tarnished and had dust on it,
but it turned smoothly with a soft twist of her wrist. The thick door
made no sound as it swung slowly open and revealed another dirty
room.

"Serenity?"
Serenity jumped and spun with hand to her chest. Little hairs on the
back of her neck stood on ends, and her heartbeat pumped erratically.

"Raye!
You frightened me!" Her shock turned to annoyance as her raven
haired friend gave her a smirk.

"I
noticed." She murmured and held her hand out to a hanging lamp by
the doorway. A spark of fire shot out like a bullet from a gun and
lit it. Other hanging lamps sparked to life as well. Darkness skated
from the room, illuminated the pearl blue room with various empty
pedestals. Each one was richly decorated with extinct jewels of
bright purple, pale blue and blood red.

"What
is this place?" Raye asked as she trailed her fingers over one of
the soiled pedestal. Her long black hair was weaved into an intricate
braid placed over her right shoulder. Her gown of sheer red and white
dragged lightly across the dusty floor.

"The
Room of Heirs." Serenity murmured looking at the clouded pictures
of her ancestors. Her memories were few, but she remembered what her
mother looked like. She wiped her hand across the rough surface of a
hanging portrait to see her kind purple eyes. A knot of emotion
caught her breath and she blinked back some tears.

"What
was in these?" Raye asked. Serenity sighed and turned from her
mothers portrait.

"The
Silver Crystal, the Moon Stick, Moon Rod, Spiral Rod, Changing Pen,
the Holy Grail, Kaleid Moon Scope…" Serenity trailed off,
returning to the Spiral Rod pedestal. "My mother thought I wouldn't
get this weapon so soon." A faint memory tugged at her. It was
fuzzy, jumbled, but she remembered her mother taking her aside one
day and bringing her up to this room. Sunlight filtered though the
arched window and each of the magical items sparkled prettily. A new
pedestal rose from the floor with a scepter delicately perched
upright. She had never seen this one before.

"Serenity,
tell me who he is." She whispered, looking at the scepter like
it might come alive and growl at her. Who he was? Coming back
to the present, Serenity snatched her hand back looking at the
pedestal with disdain. She must have meant him…her betrayer.
The one she loved who danced with her and then destroyed her whole
world because he took the crystal from her, lied to her.

"If
everything is gone, then why are we up here?" Raye sounded bored
now and Serenity smiled slightly at her.

"Not
everything is gone my dear. Could you call the others?" Serenity
asked and Raye put out a mental call, summoning her friends to her.
After a little wait, they all stumbled in grumbling about how rude
she was by waking them so early.

"We
need to move things along." Serenity began, ignoring their
grumbles. As soon as she spoke, they all became alert. "I think
we've tested the waters long enough. We are confident on what the
defenders of Earth can and cannot do yes?" She looked at her
protectors and they all agreed. "How would you feel about moving
from here and living among the Earthlings?" She asked slowly and
tensely waited for an answer.

"What
do you mean move? Like—live there?" Mina asked with a
frown. Serenity gave one nod.

"Among
the Earthlings?" Lita asked bluntly.

"What
better way to observe our pray then to live among the sheep?" Ami
asked all of them, her eyes sparkling. "Serenity, you have a plan
to do this?" She asked. Serenity motioned them to a pedestal in the
back corner. On a scroll corner, she touched a pale blue jewel and a
stream of light shot from the ceiling. All the scouts ducked, but
Serenity watched in fascination as an outline of five items began to
shimmer into view. Four glass wands and one broach with a small pink
gem in the center were materialized

"Are
those what I think they are?" Mina asked in a shaky whisper and
touched the amber glass wand ever so gently like it would break on
contact.

"Yes."
Serenity said softly.

"Why
did you keep them from us?" Raye demanded as she greedily took her
wand up.

"I
didn't do it deliberately." Serenity scowled at her friend. "We
didn't have access to them until we stored enough energy to
activate this room." Raye's face softened and she quietly
apologized for snapping at her. Serenity forgave without thought,
smiling kindly.

"Did
it take a lot of our collected energy to unlock these?" Lita asked.

"Unfortunately
it did, but now we can summon our yomens and transform without taking
anymore from the storage. We'll just have to work a little harder
to gather more." Serenity said with a shrug.

"This
will make things easier." Mina said confidently, taking her glass
changing wand that was lost for so many years. Serenity took her
broach, caressing the little pink gem lovingly with her finger.

"So
we're going to do this? Leave this place and live with the humans?"
Raye asked the girls with an unsteady voice. Serenity looked around
the room. This slice of the palace Beryl took as a souvenir was so
cold and dark. But it was her home, she felt safe here, untouchable.
But living among the Earthlings was something that must be done. She
would do anything to get her crystal back, and take the Golden
crystal from the Earthlings.

"What
about Beryl?" Lita asked.

"She
will remain here. We'll have our yomens stop by once and a while to
feed her." Serenity said coldly.

"Can
we trust that they will keep her from her Mystic Globe?" Lita
raised a finely shaped brow.

"We
have it locked and sealed. She is weak and will not put up much of a
fight." Serenity said confidently.

"You
know we can't. Not until the crystal are found. The sooner we live
among the human, the sooner we can collect all the crystals and then
we can kill her."

"How
is living with the Earthlings going to help us gather the crystals?"
Mina asked. Ah yes, Serenity was waiting for that question.

"The
black crystal can do more that extract the crystals. It can help us
locate the holders."

"Then
why do we need Beryl alive?" Raye roared.

"Because
the only way to kill her is by using the Silver Crystal. She's from
some kind of shadow race and she can't be killed the same way
humans can be. She's infused with dark magic, and only magic can
destroy magic." Serenity explained.

"Does
she know this?" Ami asked.

"No.
But we must move quickly lest she find out." She said. There was a
moment of silence.

"Fine,
but every week, two of us have to came back and check on her
ourselves." Raye said. They all agreed.

"Have
you thought about where we're going to live? What we're going to
do? Our names? Lita asked.

"Leave
that to me. Everything will be prepared by tomorrow morning." Ami
said, grabbing her Glass Wand from the pedestal. Serenity gazed all
around her, taking in her friends' faces, their smiles and unease.
She wasn't sure why she felt like she was betraying them, but guilt
swamped her. They would do anything she asked, anything. That power
she held was making her sick for some reason. Living with the
Earthlings was going to test them all. Their friendship, their
loyalty…and more and the thought was making her sick.

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